Street clock

Street clock in Utica, New York, USA

A street clock or post clock is a clock mounted on top of a post typically installed in a streetscape or other urban or park setting.

History

A less common kind of street clock can be found on Maiden Lane in Manhattan, New York. In the late 19th century, William Barthman Jewelers had a clock embedded in the sidewalk.[1][2] As of 2014^[update], the clock remains visible and maintained.[1]

Past street clock manufacturers in the United States included:

• Brown Street Clock Company, of Monessen, Pennsylvania
• Seth Thomas Clock Company

Current street clock manufacturers in the United States:

• Tower Clocks USA
• The Verdin Company

Examples

• 
  On Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine
• 
  Built in Boston, Massachusetts, by Seth Thomas Clock Company in 1911, it was moved to Bath, Maine, in 1915[3]
• 
  In Ellis Square, Savannah, Georgia
• 
  William Stromberg Clock on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California

See also

• Clock tower

References

1. Carlson, Jen (September 29, 2014). "A Clock Has Been Embedded In This Manhattan Sidewalk Since The 1800s". Gothamist. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
2. Kannapell, Anna (June 26, 1994). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
3. Bath Street Clock – Historical Marker Database